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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century. In 1721, at only the age of 18, he was appointed Hydrographer to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine (the French Hydrographic Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King.

During his term as Official Hydrographer, the Dépôt was the one of the most active centers for the production of sea charts and maps in Europe. Their output included a folio-format sea atlas of France, the Neptune Francois. He also produced a number of sea atlases of the world, including the Atlas Maritime and the Hydrographie Francaise. These gained fame and distinction all over Europe and were republished throughout the eighteenth and even in the nineteenth century.

Bellin also produced smaller format maps such as the 1764 Petit Atlas Maritime, containing 580 finely-detailed charts. He also contributed a number of maps for the 15-volume Histoire Generale des Voyages of Antoine François Prévost.

Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy, cementing France's leading role in European cartography and geography during this period. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers across the continent.

Place/Date:
Paris / 1753
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11 x 8 inches
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VG+
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92429
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Paris / 1760
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6.75 x 8.5 inches
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VG
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77449
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Paris / 1753
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23.5 x 16.5 inches
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VG+
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77517
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Paris / 1764
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7 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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76372
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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7 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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75745
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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7 x 9 inches
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VG+
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75644
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Paris / 1749
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10 x 10 inches
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VG+
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82358
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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6.5 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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80981
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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7 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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71482
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
Size:
6.5 x 9 inches (including text)
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VG
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76240
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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14 x 9.25 inches
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VG
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77147
Place/Date:
Paris / 1759
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34.5 x 23 inches
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VG
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77484
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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11 x 7.5 inches
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VG
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61134
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
Size:
7 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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74702
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Paris / 1757
Size:
10.5 x 7 inches
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VG+
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96890
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Leipzig / 1758
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10.5 x 7 inches
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VG
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69038
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Paris / 1744
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11 x 8 inches
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VG
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87767
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Paris / 1764
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7 x 8.5 inches
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VG
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81087
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Paris / 1764
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6.5 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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61410
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Paris / 1771 circa
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6.5 x 7.75 inches
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VG+
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79224
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Paris / 1764
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13.5 x 8.5 inches
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58911
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Paris / 1770
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6 x 9 inches
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VG
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65845
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Paris / 1757
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13 x 8.5 inches
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VG+
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97210
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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7 x 8.5 inches
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VG
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72809
Place/Date:
Paris / 1764
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9.25 x 9.25 inches
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VG+
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76802

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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1753
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Paris / 1760
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Paris / 1760
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Paris / 1760 circa
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1768
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1785 circa
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Leipzig / 1753 circa
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Leipzig / 1753 circa
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Paris / 1764
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